Animals Category
School District Bans Service Dog
Thursday, August 26th, 2010How sad. A Kentucky mother says her son’s civil rights are being violated by the school system. The Hancock County parent says her son is not allowed to have his seizure-assistance service dog with him in the classroom.
Yet 4 Paws for Ability (I’m the webmaster) just got word that in another school district in [...]
Jessica Needs Service Dog to Help Battle Hypotonia & Congenital Heart Defects
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Jessica is Amazing, Hilarious, Bright, Brave, and the light of my life. She is also a four-year-old little girl who was born with Down Syndrome, Visual Impairment, Hypotonia, and Severe Congenital Heart Defects. Jessica has faced several obstacles, but there are many more to come in her life. We would do anything to make these [...]
Multipurpose Service Dog Will Help Benjamin Deal With Ataxia, Araflexia, Hypotonia, Epileptic Encephalopathy, and DD
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Hi, my name is Benjamin Babboni, and I was selected to receive a multipurpose service dog from 4 Paws for Ability. 4 Paws is a wonderful non-profit organization that places service dogs with kids with disabilities. My goal is to help raise $13,000 on behalf of 4 Paws for Ability so they may [...]
Simon’s Cat in “The Box”
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Help this undiagnosed little girl live a more full life with a service dog
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Graceanne Marie D’Alberto is a seven-year-old with severe development disabilities. She has been seen by some of the top pediatric physicians in the country at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and Cleveland Clinic, yet she still remains undiagnosed.
Gracie was born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) - a condition that occurs when the baby is not growing at [...]
P&G Expands Iams/Eukanuba Food Recall
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010CINCINNATI, July 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE: PG) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported.
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Iams Veterinary [...]
Child with Severe Anxiety Disorder & ADHD Needs Companion Dog!
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Tess Tuhy is a happy, highly energetic seven-year old girl with a personality much larger than her tiny size. She would like nothing better than to have a dog as a companion. Tess absolutely loves dogs and has a friend with an In-Home Companion Dog from 4 Paws. It brings Tess great joy [...]
Mendel Elementary School Student Needs Autism Service Dog
Sunday, August 1st, 2010Moira Carrano is a 4th grade student at Mendel Elementary School, Yokota AB, Japan. She was diagnosed with Autism when she was 18 months old. Like other children her age, Moira enjoys riding her bike, swimming, playing with toys, and being with family.
Like other children with Autism, Moira has difficulty making friends [...]
Safety A Critical Issue: Zach Barbour Needs Seizure Alert Dog!
Sunday, August 1st, 2010Zach, our son, is six years old. Since he was a baby, he has been having seizures. It has been a difficult road trying to figure out what medications help Zach lessen the number of seizures that he has on a daily basis. His doctor has told us that the medications may [...]